The principle of utility, as regards crime, posits that if the greater good of the community can be raised then it is justifiable to harm an individual more than otherwise would be the case. For you, what is the “greater good?” How can this be measured? What’s the “good”: lower crime or having more personal freedoms? In short, would it be a “greater” community if it had lower crime? Or, would it be a “greater” community if it had more due process protections and lesser punishments? In short, what concept should we use to measure the utility of punishment: crime or freedom and decency?
Return to the board and read over the posts of your fellow classmates. Choose at least one classmate and create a post responding to his/her initial post on the Discussion Board. Be thoughtful in your response, indicating your agreement/disagreement with their posting and give a careful reasoning of your position
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